By Jacob Wirtschafter and Waseem Abu Mahadi
- Special to The Washington Times
Egyptian officials said Thursday a drone attack one day earlier caused a fire aboard two vessels -- a U.S.-owned storage facility and a Greek tanker -- at the Mediterranean port of Damietta, confirming that the war between the U.S. and Iran has reached the one Arab state that had managed to stay on the sidelines.
Why are U.S. strikes always just a response to Iranian aggression? The U.S. needs to finish the job with Iran, end these tit-for-tat strikes and start targeting what is left of the Iranian leadership.
Ukraine has achieved major military successes since Russia launched its full-scale invasion more than four years ago, aiming to capture Kyiv and overthrow the government within a few days.
The National Nuclear Security Administration is upgrading sensors on GPS satellites that will better monitor nuclear blasts around the world, according to the Department of Energy's nuclear weapons agency.
Amid reports that the U.S. military is running out of missiles and anti-missile interceptors from the conflict with Iran, House defense legislators want the Pentagon to produce regular reports to Congress on the impact of weapons shortages needed to deter China.
U.S. Army leaders on Wednesday announced the successful demonstration of a more than $3 billion Next Generation Command and Control digital communications prototype, saying the technology's development is on pace to catapult military planning and operations into the future.
Incoming U.S. Ambassador to South Korea Michelle Steel will have a crowded schedule ahead of her as she takes on the role of representing Washington in Seoul, the capital of one of America's most important allies.
U.S. and Saudi Arabian forces struck multiple sites in eastern Iraq on Tuesday after Iran-backed militias used those locations to launch drone attacks across the region, Pentagon officials said.
It is easy to condemn North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un for his dictatorial rule, but in terms of strategic pragmatism, his ever-evolving nuclear deterrent looks increasingly prudent.
Kyiv is dismissing threats of retaliation from Iran after Ukraine launched a drone strike over the weekend at an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Caspian Sea.
On July 1, a new Chinese law took effect. It claims the right to punish people who have never set foot in China, including those residing on American soil.
The Pentagon's controversial plan to take financial stakes in private companies could inflict long-term "unintended consequences" on the U.S. defense industry, Rep. Pat Harrigan told the Washington Times' Threat Status Podcast in an exclusive interview.
President Trump on Tuesday will have his first face-to-face sit-down with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu since the outbreak of hostilities with Iran in late February.
The Navy deployed an aircraft carrier strike group to the contested South China Sea amid growing tensions between the Philippines and China, according to U.S. officials.
North Korea is preparing to deploy 30,000 fresh troops to support Russia's war against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, while claiming that Moscow is also preparing to mobilize Russians to boost its flagging campaign.